Weather Records on 7 April 1942

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1942. Highest significance: Bosque del Apache, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1942

On 7 April 1942, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 411 daily.
Bosque del Apache set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 7 April 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 7 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gallinas Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1942

Top 20 records on 7 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1942	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	monthly rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	La Veta Pass, US	daily snowfall	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Vinita 2 N, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Hempstead, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Kismet Near, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Lawrence, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Eastland, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Liberal, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Independence, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Jennings, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Lakin, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1942	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1800 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1942. 1942 had 420 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	357
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1